Bayern Munich crushed Champions League newcomer Rostov 5-0 with two goals from youngster Joshua Kimmich on Tuesday to kick off its Group D campaign and set a competition record with its 13th consecutive home victory.
The 21-year-old Germany midfielder struck twice in the second half after striker Robert Lewandowski converted a 28th-minute penalty and Thomas Mueller added another goal on the stroke of halftime to kill off any chance of a Russian comeback.
Kimmich's two goals in eight minutes confirmed his fine scoring form after he grabbed his first league goal last week having netted in Germany's World Cup qualifier earlier this month. Juan Bernat swept home Bayern's fifth in the 90th minute.
The Russians, making its first group stage appearance, defended well for the first 20 minutes but was eventually overrun by the German team, which beat Manchester United's previous record of 12 consecutive home victories in the competition.
Bayern, which gave new coach Carlo Ancelotti a winning start in the competition, next plays Atletico Madrid, which beat the German club in last season's semifinals and then PSV Eindhoven in its group.
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The Bavarians dominated possession from the start but the Russian team was disciplined at the back.
Operating with five defenders, Rostov forced the host to pass the ball outside the box looking for gaps and made them wait 21 minutes before the first chance fell to Lewandowski.
The Pole was awarded a penalty minutes later, sending Soslan Dzhanaev the wrong way to put his team ahead.
The Rostov goalkeeper came to the rescue 11 minutes later, denying Bayern a second goal when he punched away a point blank header by Mats Hummels.
Dzhanaev was helpless, however, when birthday boy Mueller, who turned 27, charged into the box to connect perfectly with a David Alaba cross in first half stoppage time.
The Germans picked up where they left off after the break with Kimmich, who was picked to start ahead of Xabi Alonso, timing his run to perfection and tapping in Douglas Costa's cutback to kill off the game early in the second half.
The diminutive youngster, who enjoyed a meteoric rise last season to earn a spot in Germany's Euro 2016 team, then rose high to head in substitute Bernat's cross on the hour.
The Spaniard then turned scorer, slotting home in the final minute to complete a dominant performance by Bayern, which is bidding for its sixth European Cup.
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